Episode 961
Impeachment in the United States
Fri, 2019-Dec-20 02:54 UTC
Length - 2:14
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With 1,261,074 views on Thursday, 19 December 2019 our article of the day is Impeachment in the United States.
Impeachment in the United States is the process by which a legislature (usually in the form of the lower house) brings charges against a civil officer of government for crimes alleged to have been committed, analogous to the bringing of an indictment by a grand jury. Impeachment may occur at the federal level or the state level. The federal House of Representatives can impeach federal officials, including the president, and each state's legislature can impeach state officials, including the governor, in accordance with their respective federal or state constitution.
Most impeachments have concerned alleged crimes committed while in office, though there have been a few cases in which officials have been impeached and subsequently convicted for crimes committed prior to taking office. The impeached official remains in office until a trial is held. That trial, and their removal from office if convicted, is separate from the act of impeachment itself.
In impeachment procedings the defendant does not risk forfeiture of life, liberty, or property; according to the Constitution, the only penalties upon conviction are removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:54 UTC on Friday, 20 December 2019.
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